Grand-Slam MLB Party Tailgating Ideas

Step up to the plate with a baseball spin on tailgate party food, games & fan gear!

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Throw 'em a curveball with a snacks & treats table

Make your party food a double play by serving baseball-themed treats and classic ballpark snacks. Start with containers in your team's colors filled with goodies that will satisfy everyone's hunger. Click the pics above to get all the yummy details and how-to's plus cool ideas for a big league tailgating bash!

Team baseballs make great party favors and are perfect for tossing around at your party. They're a bit squishy around the outside, which means they're also perfect for squeezing like a stress-release ball during those big, tense, bases-loaded plays.

Tailgating calls for thirst-quenching, so make it easy for friends to grab a cold one anytime. Set up a drinks station with party tubs and ice buckets to keep drinks chilly yet easy to grab without sloshing through a cooler. Officially licensed Rawlings and MLB team-logo cups are gotta-haves for true fans! (Custom baseball stickers shown are available at some Party City stores.)

Cake pops that look like baseballs? Oh yeah! These tiny treats look so irresistible, no one will be safe. Whether you make yours from scratch or start with a boxed cake mix and a can of frosting, dip your cake balls in white candy melts, pipe the stitching on with red icing, and they're ready for the majors! For play-by-play instructions, check out our Baseball Cake Pops Recipe and How-To.

There's more than one way to satisfy a sweet tooth on game day! Make baseball cupcakes in a flash by topping them with baseball party picks or candy icing decorations. Or get a little fancier by making your cupcakes look like baseballs, using M&Ms (yum) for the stitching or piping it on with red icing using a small round cake decorating tip. Find official MLB-logo M&Ms for your local team at your local Party City store.

The easiest baseball party food? Classic baseball stadium favorites like peanuts, popcorn and caramel corn. Add candy in team colors and you've got a sweet-and-salty lineup they'll really cheer for. Find official MLB-logo M&Ms for your local team at your local Party City store.

We just love food-on-a-stick, and cookies are one of the easiest foods-on-a-stick to make. Just insert the sticks into cut-out cookie dough before baking. To make these baseball cookie pops, frost cooled cookies with white royal icing and use red cookie icing or a pastry bag with a small round cake decorating tip to make the stitching.

Team colors fan gear will get your fellow baseball lovers into the game, whether you're headed to the ballpark or homegating in fanrageous style. Gear up with wigs, beads, body art and MLB-themed goodies like lanyards and cups! Face paint in team colors available at Party City stores.